Chapter 964 - Chapter 964: Chapter 793: Crisis in Hell's Kitchen_2
Chapter 964: Chapter 793: Crisis in Hell’s Kitchen_2
“I won’t say much about the basic communication functions of the smartphone; indeed, it’s just as this journalist friend guessed…”
Minato Namikaze simply demonstrated them, yet the sensitive pure screen touch sensation alone is still constantly refreshing everyone’s perception.
Then, he exited the fundamental features and started opening related APPs…
“Perhaps some would define this as a handheld computer, but in fact, these APPs are often more useful and convenient than computer programs…”
The short video app called TT, various drawing apps, camera photography functions, video chat, voice chat, are all just some of the most basic embedded software functions, which already caused waves of exclamation at the venue.
And there was a carnival on the internet!
“My God! I need this smartphone!”
“It truly redefines the smartphone, it can even take photos, and you can share them directly with friends on the platform on your phone.”
“Oh, I need to save up, there’s still some credit left on my credit card, my goodness, this is gutting my wallet.”
“It shouldn’t be cheap, right? Will it exceed two thousand dollars? If it goes over, I’m afraid I can’t afford it.”
“That’s possible, but this is indeed a revolutionary product.”
“If they want to popularize the product, I think anything over a thousand dollars will be hard on the average person.”
“…”
Now, there was absolutely no doubt about how good this smartphone was, even just the basic functions were downright dazzling.
Finally, smartphones are no longer defined just by battery life, endurance, and compactness.
It truly redefined the smartphone!
Minato Namikaze paid no attention to the crowd’s amazement and skepticism about the price, continuing to introduce the features of the app store, opening the store list, on which was an array of various APPs.
Having already seen Minato Namikaze using the basic APP functions, now seeing those app store icons, many people already had some thoughts stirring in their minds.
Could it be that all of these can be downloaded to the phone?!
There are so many functions!
“…As you all can see, these are the APPs that can be downloaded from the app store according to personal preferences. Each APP has its own functions, some are free, while others require a purchase of rights…”
Minato Namikaze’s fingers slid endlessly, starting to reveal various APP icons, including many game icons.
Some are free, some are paid, and for now, the majority are inexpensive, dominated by those costing less than six dollars.
“And since this is a revolutionary, redefining smartphone product, we will of course offer a reasonable price.”
Minato Namikaze reaches the crucial part, and all the watchers perk up and pay attention.
“199 US dollars.”
After the incredible price announcement, the entire venue gasped.
Done, other smartphone manufacturers are finished…
——
Because the Anthony smartphone was named after Tony, and has been tinkered with by Stark Group.
So even though faces had been torn, and everyone had always been on guard against Iron Man possibly swooping down to deliver punishment, Anbrella Company was still paying attention to the launch event.
Not just Anbrella, the massive entity, but many other powers and companies had also arranged for people to keep an eye on it.
Because nobody knew what kind of ace Iron Man might throw out.
And indeed, after seeing the revolutionary functions of the Anthony smartphone at the launch event.
All parties immediately took notice, some of them quickly gathering technical personnel and executives to start watching the live broadcast together.
“Stark is truly a genius.”
“It really is a revolutionary product, filled with a sense of technology.”
“You can imagine how big the profits will be, everyone around the world who can afford it will have to change their phones.”
“Prepare to grab a sample as soon as possible and infiltrate the various OEM factories at any cost to get the blueprints, even if not the original, at least the structural diagrams.”
“He can’t swallow this cake!”
“Even being six months behind isn’t a problem.”
“Heh, as long as we…”
However, all the discussions and schemes, accompanied by the announcement of the price of 199 US dollars, were then silenced.
199 US dollars?
Are you crazy? Are you sure you’re not missing a zero?
Are you doing charity?!
“What is he doing?”
“There’s no profit in this phone, it might even be a loss.”
“It’s the platform, many of those APPs on it require money, this indeed is a huge market.”
“But even so, there’s no need to keep the price this low, does he not like money?”
Someone seems quite frustrated.
“If it’s Tony Stark, he truly doesn’t lack money.”
After the price announcement, all the manufacturers, powers, and competitors that were watching all gave up their original thoughts.
A product for 199 US dollars, are we expected to join in and do charity as well?
Indeed, we could imitate and create a platform.
But aside from the time to imitate, and the first-mover advantage accumulated by the other party, what if we really succeeded, to what end?
If the number of users can’t keep up, then there’s no sufficient profit to sustain it.
The other party has the advantage of being the first to market, technological superiority, cost advantage—if there’s a competing product, they might lower the price even more!
This is not just a matter of making a futile effort; it’s a very high probability of losing money.
Capital seeks profit; no one would do something unprofitable.
“Then inquire about their partnership methods right away, we can enter their platform to develop applications, seizing this business opportunity.”
Source: Webnovel.com, updated on Novlove.com